Bird People...HELP - Is this someones PET BIRD ?

[bchgirl]

Originally Posted by rebecca127

AHAHHAHAHA, I am sorry but one look at that bird I was like that is a pigeon.... I thought it was gonna be some outta this world bird... we have 34573907530472 of those here in NYC LMAO

That's a lot of pigeon poop!

[Southernlocs]

Awww that was too cute!! Im a city girl living the "country life" in Georgia im so amazed when I see all the birds, snakes , lizards, cows and everything else around here lol. Ive been here 3 years now and I still break my neck to see the horses and cows when driving And I havnt seen a pigeon in a long time

[nvnvgirl]

Originally Posted by jbarile

If He is a homing pigeon, they are used to being handled so he will not peck you should you attempt to pick him up either come from the bottom as if to offer your hand for him to step up on you hand or wrap your hand around his back with his wings closed, then you can read his tag, here is a link that I attached to contact to recover lost homers, if he is sitting on your fence all this time, he must live by or is completely off track and is lost.

interBUG Homing Pigeon: Lost Pigeon: Care and Identification

I'm glad you posted this link! Thanks! I used to raise ringneck doves and a friend called saying he'd found a hurt (what he thought was) cockatoo. So I ran over to get it and see what was wrong with it and it was a white pigeon...talk about not knowing your avian species, LOL.
It was cold and rainy and he was injured, so I took him home to nurse him if I could and contact his owners if I could find them.
I had a pharmacist friend who raised racing pigeons and called him to help me find the owner by the band number and sure enough, I found the owners in another town....I think they had let the pigeons off in Reno or something like that...not sure where they were supposed to be racing to, unless it was home which for them, was Petaluma.

I kept him in a cage in my bedroom, kept him warm, dressed his wounds and he got well after a couple of weeks. I put him in my dove cage outside, but he was much larger than my doves and he pecked at them, so I had to separate them and get his owners to come get him and take him home, LOL. Hopefully, he lived a long and healthy life after that. I think they might live forever; I've got a dove that's at least 12 yrs old, is semi-psychotic and I swear, he's gonna outlive me!

[Suzy]

Still lovin' it, reading it all for a second time today!!!

[Epsilon]

omg, this thread has me cracking up! I hope she can catch the bird! Then she needs to take a picture of herself with it!

[lilstar63100]

this was too funny! we need more threads like this!

[red98vett]

Originally Posted by Suzy

Still lovin' it, reading it all for a second time today!!!

I snuck on and read it a 2nd time too - hard to believe it's 2 years old ....the girls sure miss their yard...and nope - never did see HOMER again lol

[yorkiegirl83]

This thread is too cute!

My friend did have two pigeons as pets when i was in middle school

[Epsilon]

Originally Posted by Epsilon

omg, this thread has me cracking up! I hope she can catch the bird! Then she needs to take a picture of herself with it!

haha, oops. I wasn't done reading and didn't realize it was an old thread, lol. Either way.. this is a great thread!

[Julz]

Originally Posted by red98vett

OMG I JUST BLEW UP HIS PIC and He IS wearing a band for REAL !

LOOK !! What does this mean ?

I did not read past this post....I'm sure he is a "homing pigeon". The guy I used to buy my dog food from had them....I'm surprised people still use them (though it isn't a bad thing; more of a sport).

[Julz]

Originally Posted by red98vett

I snuck on and read it a 2nd time too - hard to believe it's 2 years old ....the girls sure miss their yard...and nope - never did see HOMER again lol

OH CRAP! I just HAPPENED to notice this post too